Parliament

Parliament

It was a pleasure on Friday to spend some time with the Premier in Bellarine. Amongst other announcements, the Premier and I visited the site of the Drysdale bypass to celebrate the start of works. Uncle Bryon of the Wathaurong provided the welcome to country,..

It was a pleasure to be at the Geelong Football League Pride Cup on Sunday, 9 June, which was between Leopold and Newtown football and netball clubs. The Pride Cup is a local initiative to promote diversity and inclusion, and it has been embraced strongly by..

I am pleased to be able to work closely with and on behalf of our dedicated Country Fire Authority (CFA) brigades right across the Bellarine — like earlier this year, presenting the keys for the new tanker at Mannerim and turning the first sod for a..

On another matter, on Monday, 21 May, I had the pleasure of visiting the Leopold community hall to announce a community support fund grant of $75 400 to construct a storage room, to free up greatly needed floor space for users. The Leopold hall was built in..

On Monday, 14 May, I was pleased to open the court resurface and lighting upgrade project of the Point Lonsdale Tennis Club. The Point Lonsdale Tennis Club is a great club that boasts 600 members and is considered to be in the top 10 clubs across..

Across town we have the Barwon Heads Football Netball Club, where we funded a new oval and netball courts. I want to take the opportunity to congratulate outgoing president Brett Lewis on his work over many years. He has achieved so much on and off..

A couple of weeks ago I was able to visit Portarlington Primary School. We committed $5 million to rebuild that school, and what a great school it is. It is an amazing, beautiful building with incredible learning spaces. I would go as far as to say..

Last week I had the pleasure of opening new facilities at the Barwon Heads Cricket Club — I joined club president Paul Summers and a number of junior players to open a new shade shelter. The shelter is the result of a $100 000 election commitment from the..

I am always pleased to work with and on behalf of fire brigades on the Bellarine. We have great brigades providing great services, from our volunteers to our career staff, who all work very closely together to protect the local community of Bellarine from fire..

Last Thursday night (23rd November) I had the pleasure of launching the 2017 Queenscliff Music Festival, which was a great success over the weekend. At the launch I was pleased to join, amongst others, festival chairman Geoff Mutton, festival director Andrew Orvis, councillors and community..

On Saturday we again took time to commemorate the end of World War I and to remember those in our community who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us all during wars since World War I. On Remembrance Day I was once again pleased to..

On Remembrance Day I was proud to open the newly established Mannerim Memorial Indigenous Garden. The garden and memorial is on the site of the former memorial hall built in 1923 to commemorate those from that community who fell in World War I. The Bellarine..

Last weekend the annual Bellarine Relay for Life was held at Leopold Primary School. This year a total of 21 teams made up of 203 participants took part in the relay and over $40 000 was raised for cancer research. A special mention goes to..

I was delighted recently to join the Governor, the Chief Commissioner of Police and senior police at Government House to celebrate Victoria’s 100 years of women in policing. We had hundreds of past and present women who have served Victoria Police there on that evening…

On Sunday, 5 March, I had the pleasure of attending the annual Indented Head Boat Club ‘Fishing with disabilities’ day. This initiative of the club and its members provides kids with a disability the opportunity to experience boating, fishing and — no doubt for many the highlight..

On the recent Labour Day weekend I once again had the pleasure of opening the Bellarine Agricultural Show. The show is a much-loved event that really does highlight the important role agriculture has and will continue to play on the peninsula. While there are historic..

It was with great pleasure on Saturday, 15 July, that I once again attended the Ocean Grove Country Fire Authority brigade’s annual dinner — I was asked to propose a toast to the brigade — and to celebrate with them the great work of the..

I had the pleasure of welcoming to the Bellarine the state sub-branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association, which held its first council meeting for 2017 at the Queenscliff-Point Lonsdale RSL. The association is an important organisation that provides a very effective support and advocacy service..